Board structure, director expertise, and advisory role of outside directors
Journal
Journal of Financial Economics
Journal Volume
138
Journal Issue
2
Pages
483-503
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Abstract
We investigate how a shock to corporate demand for experienced directors (i.e., U.S. Congress’ grant of Permanent Normal Trade Relations status to China in 2000) affects U.S. firms’ board structure and board advisory role. We find that firms appoint more outside directors with China-related experience after the grant. Firms with such directors realize higher returns around announcements of investments involving Chinese firms and better post-deal operating performance, particularly when these directors reside in the U.S. The appointment of directors with China experience is also greeted more positively by the stock market and they gain more board seats after the grant. ? 2020 Elsevier B.V.
Subjects
Advisory role; Board structure; China-related experience; Director labor market; Permanent normal trade relations
Type
journal article